Nordic expands secure NFC payment solutions in Asian distribution deal with Fuchance Enterprise (Opto-Sensor)

Distribution agreement covers sales, marketing, and support in Taiwan for Nordic’s complete range of ultra low power 2.4 GHz wireless solutions and introduces Fuchance Enterprise’s novel NFC payment software Oslo, Norway 2016/07/14 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that it has expanded its Asian distributor network, signing an agreement with Fuchance Enterprise Co. Ltd (Opto-Sensor Ltd) for…

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PE29100 GaN FET Driver

The PE29100 has the industry’s fastest switching speeds, shortest propagation delays and lowest rise & fall times. The UltraCMOS® PE29100 is the the word’s fastest gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistor (FET) driver. Designed to drive the gates of a high-side and a low-side GaN FET in a switching configuration, the PE29100 delivers the industry’s fastest switching…

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IoT development kits made easy with Particle & Taoglas

The Electron all-in-one cellular development kit simplifies access to IoT Enniscorthy, Ireland and San Diego, Calif,– Taoglas, a leading provider of IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (Machine-to-Machine) antenna solutions has partnered with Particle, a prototype-to-production platform for IoT products, to add our world class PC104 antenna into Particle’s Electron development kit. The Electron is…

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nRFConnect – a cross-platform tool that enables testing and development with Bluetooth

nRF Connect for desktop Cross platform Bluetooth low energy development software Active Get product updates OVERVIEW DOCUMENTATION DOWNLOADS DESCRIPTION nRF Connect is a cross-platform tool that enables testing and development with Bluetooth® low energy (previously called Bluetooth Smart). It allows easy setup of connections with other devices and use these connections for reading and writing…

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How golf buggies are driving U-blox and Accenture’s IoT pursuit

by Gordon Hunt – Courtesy of www.siliconrepublic.com An interesting partnership between U-blox and Accenture is looking to develop internet of things (IoT) technologies into the aerospace and defence industry. Calling it a “new outdoor asset management concept”, the duo of U-blox and Accenture will track vehicles at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) and provide data on their…

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Beware of botnets in the connected world

By Get Connected Blog July 12, 2016 It sounds like the plot of a bad sci-fi horror B-movie but ‘When Fridges Attack’ is now a real concern on the Internet of Things. Security researchers have uncovered a huge botnet – a hacked network using computers remotely to send out spam – of over 100,000 devices….

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Nordic Semiconductor unveils product roadmap for low power cellular Internet of Things

Designed specifically to address the needs of the emerging low power cellular IoT market, the upcoming Nordic Semiconductor nRF91 Series includes highly integrated chipsets and software for the forthcoming 3GPP Release 13 LTE-M and NB-IoT cellular technologies Oslo, Norway 2016/07/12 Nordic Semiconductor, a leading provider of ultra-low power wireless connectivity, today announces the development of…

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Nordic-powered smartcard replaces up to 200 credit, debit, membership, and transport cards with secure, all-in-one payment solution

Maneul Lab’s “The Card” enables a range of payment methods supported by Bluetooth low energy, NFC, embedded IC, dynamic magnetic stripe, and barcode from a single card Oslo, Norway 2016/07/11 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Maneul Lab, a South Korean IT payment solutions company, has selected Nordic’s multiple award-winning nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC) for its all-in-one…

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Taoglas rises up in the Drone / UAV solutions market

Taoglas launches a UAV / Drone antenna and RF products and solutions division tailored to the needs of the growing sector Enniscorthy, Ireland, 07 July, 2016 – Over the past 12 months the UAV market has seen an explosion of interest from the consumer and commercial sectors. While military applications continue to hold the lion’s share…

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Cardholder-sized personal safety device combines u-blox cellular and GNSS technologies

LONEworkr is designed to monitor lone and remote workers, using u‑blox technologies Thalwil, Switzerland and Penrith, Australia – July 7, 2016 – MCM Electronics Pty Ltd., an Australian company specializing in the security alarm industry, has announced the launch of a new personal safety device, developed in collaboration with u‑blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless…

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